Baskin’s Beach is NSC’s most popular up-river social event of the summer. The Baskin’s Beach property is a privately owned park, about 4 miles past Pinhey’s Point. Upwards of 50 boats will make the voyage up-river, while others will drive up for an afternoon of games, socializing and food.
The inaugural NSC Club Championships were held in shifty southerly winds of 8 to 12 knots with gusts in the high teens, on July 23 & 24. Representatives from the J-22 fleet, the 505, the C&C 27, PHRF Division 2, JAM B and the 2.4mR fleets competed in equally matched 2.4mR sailboats provided by their…
Our RC Volunteer Calendar still has many unfilled slots in September & October. If you are registered to race, you are obliged to perform RC Duty, as explained here.
BYC hosted the first Queen’s Park Race on Sunday, July 17; this was the third race of the Interclub Long-Distance (ILD) Series. There was almost no wind at the scheduled warning time of 1330, but nevertheless, the sequence was started just as enough wind filled in to barely move the ~15 boats off the start…
Saturday, July 16th, began with bright sunny weather and calm, near-perfect conditions for swimming for the 15th annual Bushtukah Bring on the Bay Open Water Swim in support of Easter Seals. After a 2-year “COVID” pause, almost 170 volunteers came out to support the swimmers.
The Bushtukah Easter Seals Open Water Bring On The Bay Swim is set again this year for the morning of Saturday, July 16. Please note that for the safety of the swimmers, the harbour entrance will be closed from 0700-0830, except for boats that are involved with this event. The Ottawa Fire Water Rescue Unit…
The NSC Pinhey’s Point Race ran Sunday, June 26, in near perfect conditions: winds were out of the south at 10-15 knots at the start, and built slightly to 15-20+ during the race. 19 boats, including 6 PHRF and 13 JAM boats made the 14 Nm trip up to Pinhey’s and back. Check out the…
The NSC-hosted Pinhey’s Point Race runs this Sunday, June 26, with the warning at 1200, per Part H and Annex A of the Sailing Instructions. Boats should record their rounding and finish times, per Part I of the SIs, when passing P Mark, aligned with the Camp Fortune Tower. Submit your finish time as soon…
The yellow race marks that comprise our “Olympic Circle” have now been installed, along with two additional marks: Q mark has been installed 1.4 Nm due north of NSC’s harbour entrance, near the Quebec Shore, and QP mark has been installed off Queen’s Park.
NSC’s Crew Bank is a wonderful resource for skippers looking for crew, whether you’re short for weeknight or weekend racing, or looking for someone to join you for a leisurely afternoon or evening sail.